Text variable with Reference - not working?
Nov 15, 2013
By
Angela Pedra
Hello!
A total newbie here - new to the forums and Articulate.
I am trying to add a 'reference' to a text data entry and it just doesn't seem to be working. I've followed the tutorials but the reference doesn't show up when I preview.
Here are the steps I took:
- I inserted a data entry on a slide (I even re-named it as suggested )
- On a following slide, I added a reference to the text entry and it looked like I did it correctly because it showed as %name%
- When I preview, I add my text answer but the answer does not show on the following slide where the reference is
I feel like I am missing something so basic... Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance!
13 Replies
Hi Angela,
Welcome to the forums.
Here are 2 suggestions:
Hi Angela! Looks like Josh is assisting you here, but I wanted to pop in and welcome you to E-Learning Heroes
Hi everyone!
I had just the same problem like Angela but it helped when I deleted the letters with an accent from the variables' names (like "á", "é" and so on.)
Well hello Katalin and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)
Thanks for popping in to share your experience and resolution as that could certainly assist others that run across this thread in the future.
HI team,
Having the same problem here.. please help!
Hi there, Shalimar!
It looks like Katalin was able to fix the problem by deleting variable names that had accented letters.
Are you comfortable with sharing your .story file for troubleshooting? I'd love to test that solution and make sure you get the most up-to-date support. You can send it privately by using this link.
Sure
Thank you, Shalimar!
I'll keep my eyes peeled for the file, and feel free to share the case number in this discussion. Looking forward to having a closer look!
Hi Katie! I am having this problem as well. I have submitted a case for it: 02393386. Will appreciate if you can take a look.
Hello Yewande,
Thanks for letting us know that you've run into a similar issue as well as the fact that you've reached out to the support team.
I can see that Lejan is already working with you directly, so you're in great hands.
I am having the same issue, which seems very odd. I have attached my .story file. If anyone has suggestions I am welcome to ideas as to how to make this work.
This is what happens when I preview it. Just a reminder that the variable isn't set until the text entry box loses focus.
Ok, thank you. I relaunched Storyline and the variable worked correctly so it may have been a glitch on my end.
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